Wolves legend Billy Wright left off FA 150-year anniversary crest

The centre half also captained England a record 90 times in 105 appearances.

But Wright, who made 490 appearances for Wolves, is absent from a crest commissioned by the FA, which was founded in 1863, to mark its anniversary.

And ex-Wolves player Ron Flowers, a member of the 1966 World Cup winning squad and who made 476 appearances for the Molineux club, said it was a disappointing omission.

"If there was someone who needed to be thought of it would be Billy Wright," said the 78-year-old. "He was the first player to get 100 caps and doesn't get a mention, that's not very nice.

"I'm very surprised about that. Looking at the people who have been mentioned it's very disappointing for Billy's family.

"He was captain as well, it's shame and disappointing. But I can't see them closing it without doing something on him."

Former Albion star and England manager Sir Bobby Robson, who played for the Baggies between 1956 and 1962 has also been omitted along with World Cup winner Sir Bobby Charlton.

The gold crest is made up of iconic images from the history of English football, ranging from the early internationals between England and Scotland in the 1870s to the opening of the new Wembley Stadium in 2007.

The Matthews Final, when Blackpool beat Bolton Wanderers 4-3, which became famous for the outstanding performance of Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews is also pictured.

David Beckham, Steven Gerrard and Wayne Rooney are all included along with women's team manager Hope Powell and Geoff Hurst's 1966 World Cup final hat-trick. But there is no

Wright, who was awarded a CBE for services to football in 1959 and was appointed manager of the England Youth team a year later.

He skippered Wolves to victory in the 1949 FA Cup and won the League Championship in 1958 and 1959 before retiring later that year.

Wright, England's fifth highest capped player, went on to manage Arsenal for four years between 1962 and 1966 and steered them into Europe for the first time in their history in 1963.

He was made an honorary member of the FA and was appointed to the Wolves board in 1990 until he passed away in 1994. Robson is also out despite leading England to their best World Cup finish since winning it after taking them to the semi-final in 1990.

The ex-Newcastle boss made 257 appearances for Albion, scoring 61 goals, in a five-year spell and earned 20 England caps.

He won the UEFA Cup with Ipswich in 1981 and became England manager in 1982 after succeeding Ron Greenwood.

The FA have won the right to host the Champions League at Wembley in May as part of their celebrations and International friendly matches against Brazil, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland have been arranged at Wembley, plus a summer tour of Brazil.

And FA chairman David Bernstein, who will officially launch the anniversary year today, said they want to capture the imagination of the nation.

He said: "Our 150th year will be a major opportunity for us to showcase our work to the whole country and the wider world.

"It is a terrific achievement for any organisation and I certainly hope it will capture the imagination in the way it has mine.

"From humble beginnings to today's global spectacle, we can be proud of this country's contribution to football.

"It is incredible to think how the game has developed from that very first meeting at the Freemason's Tavern in October 1863."

He added:?"Those founding fathers had real foresight to bring order and organisation to the game. Still, despite their sporting values and vision, no-one could have foreseen what football would come to mean for the nation."

The mosaic features images from important moments in football's history as well as big names including:

1936 – Joe Payne scoring one of his 10 goals in a match for Luton Town against Bristol Rovers, a Football League record

1966 – Bobby Moore in 1966 lifting the Jules Rimet Trophy after England beat West Germany 4–2 in the World Cup final at Wembley

1974 – Don Revie, England manager

1980s – John Barnes playing for England

1990 – Gary Lineker signalling to the England bench that a tearful Paul Gascoigne should be taken off in the World Cup semi-final with West Germany

2001 – Sven Goran Eriksson is England's first foreign manager

2000s – Steven Gerrard

2002 – David Beckham celebrating scoring his penalty against Argentina in the World Cup

1889 – The first black professional footballer, Arthur Wharton

1998 – England women's manager Hope Powell

2004 – Wayne Rooney celebrating a goal against Croatia at the European Championship

1905 – The first £1,000 player transfer – Alf Common from Sunderland to Middlesbrough

1982 – Bryan Robson scores in the World Cup finals

1980s – Viv Anderson

1962 – England manager Alf Ramsey

1966 – Geoff Hurst scoring his hat-trick in the World Cup final

1957 – Stanley Matthews plays for England at the age of 42